Assignment 2B- Exploratorium
Museum
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2B- Exploratorium
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article5.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article1.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article2.html
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
This connects to my study of the humanities because during my field trip I learned about where language came from originally. Learning about the history of where our language came from is a very important part of the study of humanities. This shows us how we are all so similar yet different at the same time.
Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. In their site I found a link that teaches about the history of language and where it came from. It is interesting to see that so much information can be learned on this site. It is very well designed and has countless sites to visit. You can learn about the science of cooking to the weather in Antarctica.
I narrowed my search to the history of modern language. I thought it was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about the history of language and how it can be traced back 50,000 years ago to Africa. It is a well written site that has brown background and charts that compare the different languages and their similarities. When you finish reading all of the information they tell you their conclusion. Experts believe that very recently, (50,000 years ago) all human beings mitochondrial DNA of today can be traced back to Africa. So this means that we are all connected and according to a growing number of scholars, geneticists, archeologists, and linguists this comparative advantage is the reason so many of our languages sound so similar to each other.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
My choice was about the link on the Exploratorium site that teaches about the history of all of the languages and how they are all connected. The Exploratorium teaches a variety of things on a many different subjects. You can use this site to make your own conclusions about how the modern language has developed and by discussing with others what you have learned it will help to get feedback and listen to their opinion on what you have found. Paulo Freire would have been proud to learn that at this museum you are in charge of your own learning experience and no one will use you as a bank to force information on you.
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I made this choice because I love to visit this museum. This museum has something for everyone. Even just on the internet you can learn a great deal by visiting this site. I think that learning about languages was fun and looking at the charts gives a visual experience not just reading the information. I also liked that they had an audio clip to listen to, that talks about the possible reasons behind this sudden change in language.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask Professor Ruhlen a question, it would be how he became interested in the study of language? I know that he can tell us the root of the words and where they came from going backwards. I think that is interesting to go back in time and piece together how each of the languages could be grouped with other languages and eventually they all traced back to one area as one language. That sounds amazing to me. How did the people travel so far and wide and still able to survive this long?
4. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
What I learned from Jennifer Sylvester is that UC Berkley was established in 1868 and that it serves as the alma mater for over 60 Nobel Prize winners. That is great. I did not ever think of UC Berkley in that way. It changed my point of view. I had never researched it before and now I will be more aware of the many different things that UC Berkley is famous for. I knew that it was a good school but reading her article made me want to go there even though I am way too far away for that.
http://jennifer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/02/2a-uc-berkley.html
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Assignment 2A- John Muir- Human7
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2a John Muir-Human7
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about John Muir connects with my study of humanities because it helps me to see how others perceive California and how I may change my view or add to my point of view about this State that I am native to. John Muir is a very well known activist for the conservation of the environment and through his work he teaches people to appreciate nature all on its own.
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about John Muir as stated earlier because I have heard his name before and never really knew who he was. I feel that after researching about him that he was one of the first environmentalist’s that had made his research known to many in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. I think that if it was not for him we would not have our beautiful Yosemite Valley which I have personally been too and thought it was a majestic place. I had never seen such beauty before and I thank John Muir for allowing me to see it as he saw it so many years ago.
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838. He died December 24, 1914. Even though he was born in Scotland he called California his home. This man did more for California’s environment than anyone I have ever heard about before. He was an engineer, a naturalist, and a writer. He wrote with so much passion for the environment that many took note and began to listen to his ideas about saving the Yosemite Valley. He convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to save the Yosemite Valley and make it a national park. He invited the President out to camp with him and apparently even before they had reached their campsite Muir had convinced Roosevelt to take the park out of state hands and put it under the protection of the national government. Muir established the Sierra Club which he was president until he died. He wanted to make sure that other areas in California were being preserved and because of his writings and inspiration Sequoia, Mount Rainer, Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon were all created. He has many places that were named after him even a college at UCSD all in his honor. He was recently inducted in the California Hall of Fame by our current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
John Muir was a pioneer in environmentalism and because of his passionate writings many influential people of his time began to take note and realize that all of the earth is interconnected to each other and if we did not take care of the earth and all its beauty it would one day come back to haunt us. I think that his famous quote sums up what we are experiencing today in with global warming:
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -- My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911, page 110.
I think that John Muir wanted everyone to experience nature and make their own interpretations about what nature is and how we as humans should live in harmony with it. He did not want us to just read about it. He felt very strongly about humans taking nature in and this way we would make our own opinions about the beauty of it. I think he believed that we would all be inspired by its beauty and become activists for our earth.
“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I think that I picked a great choice and have added to my knowledge about our Yosemite and how environmentalism was started so many years ago. I am so glad to have chosen this topic. Next time I visit a national park or am out in the woods I will think of John Muir and his passion for California’s natural beauty. I think we should all take in a little nature and leave the city behind. I know that for me it is a welcomed rest and relaxation that cannot be beat. I am inspired to teach others around me and read more about John Muir.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask John Muir anything, I would ask him how it felt to camp with the president and be such an advocate for the earth. He has done so much I wonder if he feels like a celebrity of sorts and how he deals with that. I know that John Muir felt that the world was interconnected and I wonder what he would say about global warming and how to solve it.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that person’s blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here). .5 point
Sierra Baxter wrote:
Paulo Freire’s ideas relate to our class because one of his most well known theories is on students taking their education into their own hands. I am sure we are learning about this in the beginning of the semester so that we can take his idea of taking responsibility as a student to learn everything we possible can and do our best to get the education that we want .
I learned from Elizabeth Baxter that students should take a more active role in their education so that they can learn as much as possible and get what we want out of it. I thought that was very well said. I never thought about it in that way before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks Sierra. It makes me think of my education in a different way and pushes me to ask more questions and make this experience a more rewarding and enriching experience.
Maria Nye
Assignment 2a John Muir-Human7
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about John Muir connects with my study of humanities because it helps me to see how others perceive California and how I may change my view or add to my point of view about this State that I am native to. John Muir is a very well known activist for the conservation of the environment and through his work he teaches people to appreciate nature all on its own.
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about John Muir as stated earlier because I have heard his name before and never really knew who he was. I feel that after researching about him that he was one of the first environmentalist’s that had made his research known to many in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. I think that if it was not for him we would not have our beautiful Yosemite Valley which I have personally been too and thought it was a majestic place. I had never seen such beauty before and I thank John Muir for allowing me to see it as he saw it so many years ago.
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838. He died December 24, 1914. Even though he was born in Scotland he called California his home. This man did more for California’s environment than anyone I have ever heard about before. He was an engineer, a naturalist, and a writer. He wrote with so much passion for the environment that many took note and began to listen to his ideas about saving the Yosemite Valley. He convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to save the Yosemite Valley and make it a national park. He invited the President out to camp with him and apparently even before they had reached their campsite Muir had convinced Roosevelt to take the park out of state hands and put it under the protection of the national government. Muir established the Sierra Club which he was president until he died. He wanted to make sure that other areas in California were being preserved and because of his writings and inspiration Sequoia, Mount Rainer, Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon were all created. He has many places that were named after him even a college at UCSD all in his honor. He was recently inducted in the California Hall of Fame by our current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
John Muir was a pioneer in environmentalism and because of his passionate writings many influential people of his time began to take note and realize that all of the earth is interconnected to each other and if we did not take care of the earth and all its beauty it would one day come back to haunt us. I think that his famous quote sums up what we are experiencing today in with global warming:
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -- My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911, page 110.
I think that John Muir wanted everyone to experience nature and make their own interpretations about what nature is and how we as humans should live in harmony with it. He did not want us to just read about it. He felt very strongly about humans taking nature in and this way we would make our own opinions about the beauty of it. I think he believed that we would all be inspired by its beauty and become activists for our earth.
“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I think that I picked a great choice and have added to my knowledge about our Yosemite and how environmentalism was started so many years ago. I am so glad to have chosen this topic. Next time I visit a national park or am out in the woods I will think of John Muir and his passion for California’s natural beauty. I think we should all take in a little nature and leave the city behind. I know that for me it is a welcomed rest and relaxation that cannot be beat. I am inspired to teach others around me and read more about John Muir.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask John Muir anything, I would ask him how it felt to camp with the president and be such an advocate for the earth. He has done so much I wonder if he feels like a celebrity of sorts and how he deals with that. I know that John Muir felt that the world was interconnected and I wonder what he would say about global warming and how to solve it.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that person’s blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here). .5 point
Sierra Baxter wrote:
Paulo Freire’s ideas relate to our class because one of his most well known theories is on students taking their education into their own hands. I am sure we are learning about this in the beginning of the semester so that we can take his idea of taking responsibility as a student to learn everything we possible can and do our best to get the education that we want .
I learned from Elizabeth Baxter that students should take a more active role in their education so that they can learn as much as possible and get what we want out of it. I thought that was very well said. I never thought about it in that way before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks Sierra. It makes me think of my education in a different way and pushes me to ask more questions and make this experience a more rewarding and enriching experience.
Maria Nye
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Assignment 1C- Human 7
Assignment 1C
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Miranda Ashe voted for Barack Obama and gave up precious sleep time to wake up early and watch the inauguration.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
I learned from Miranda’s blog that Paulo Freire believed in a term called “liberation theology” which she explained as using the Christian mission to help the poor and oppressed gain justice through political activism.
She also taught me that Paulo Freire believed in a theory called the “culture of silence” This theory was mainly about how the higher class forces their thoughts and beliefs on the poor and oppressed culture and how those that are being forced upon lose their way of critically thinking about their own culture and become silenced by the dominating class. Paulo Freire was always working towards helping those who were oppressed by the dominating class.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think this information will relate to our study of humanities because Paulo Freire used this theory to help the poor and oppressed have a better future with the help of the Christian religion and its followers. I think he meant that if you were a Christian then God wanted you to help the poor and oppressed as Jesus had done, according to the bible.
Our study of the humanities will help us learn about others that are less fortunate than ourselves and just like Freire suggested may push us to help out the poor and oppressed or at least see their point of view so that they can get justice and not be oppressed anymore. Learning about other cultures and how they were oppressed or are being oppressed helps us learn about ourselves through learning of others experiences. It helps us make decisions about what we feel is important to us and how others should be treated.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Elizabeth Laxton was very excited when she watched the Inauguration at SRJC with many fellow students who screamed and applauded when Barack Obama was sworn into office. That must have been exciting to be a part of. I myself was at home with my kids watching.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
What I learned from Elizabeth was a more detailed description of 1963 when Paulo Freire taught 300 sugar cane workers to read. At the time the government had a law that only people that were literate could vote. This allowed the controlling oligarchy to stay in control since the sugarcane workers were not literate and therefore could not vote. The large illiterate population outnumbered the few who were educated and wealthy. This made the land owners of the sugarcane fields fear that the cane workers would all become literate and dominate the pulls ending their domination over the cane workers. Fear of losing control prompted them to force the government to arrest Paulo Freire.
Another thing I learned from Elizabeth was about Paulo Freire’s “Theory of Consensus”. This theory was about how consensus is achieved through disagreement and reflection caused by the disagreement. Paulo Freire believed that disagreement was a natural part of human consciousness and that without it people were being cheated of a basic social experience. Also that Paulo Freire believed that without conflict or struggle human existence was not possible.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think that this information relates to our study of humanities because it helps us reflect and think about how we would feel if we were those sugar cane workers and we were taught to read one day. How our outlook on life would change and make us feel differently about the world around us. Also the theory of consensus teaches us that disagreement should be welcomed in order for us to be able to reflect on our own opinions and why they may be changed by the new or different information from someone else. This allows us to learn about others and that is part of humanities. It helps us to think about what is right and wrong and how others opinions can reflect on our own.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Miranda Ashe voted for Barack Obama and gave up precious sleep time to wake up early and watch the inauguration.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
I learned from Miranda’s blog that Paulo Freire believed in a term called “liberation theology” which she explained as using the Christian mission to help the poor and oppressed gain justice through political activism.
She also taught me that Paulo Freire believed in a theory called the “culture of silence” This theory was mainly about how the higher class forces their thoughts and beliefs on the poor and oppressed culture and how those that are being forced upon lose their way of critically thinking about their own culture and become silenced by the dominating class. Paulo Freire was always working towards helping those who were oppressed by the dominating class.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think this information will relate to our study of humanities because Paulo Freire used this theory to help the poor and oppressed have a better future with the help of the Christian religion and its followers. I think he meant that if you were a Christian then God wanted you to help the poor and oppressed as Jesus had done, according to the bible.
Our study of the humanities will help us learn about others that are less fortunate than ourselves and just like Freire suggested may push us to help out the poor and oppressed or at least see their point of view so that they can get justice and not be oppressed anymore. Learning about other cultures and how they were oppressed or are being oppressed helps us learn about ourselves through learning of others experiences. It helps us make decisions about what we feel is important to us and how others should be treated.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Elizabeth Laxton was very excited when she watched the Inauguration at SRJC with many fellow students who screamed and applauded when Barack Obama was sworn into office. That must have been exciting to be a part of. I myself was at home with my kids watching.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
What I learned from Elizabeth was a more detailed description of 1963 when Paulo Freire taught 300 sugar cane workers to read. At the time the government had a law that only people that were literate could vote. This allowed the controlling oligarchy to stay in control since the sugarcane workers were not literate and therefore could not vote. The large illiterate population outnumbered the few who were educated and wealthy. This made the land owners of the sugarcane fields fear that the cane workers would all become literate and dominate the pulls ending their domination over the cane workers. Fear of losing control prompted them to force the government to arrest Paulo Freire.
Another thing I learned from Elizabeth was about Paulo Freire’s “Theory of Consensus”. This theory was about how consensus is achieved through disagreement and reflection caused by the disagreement. Paulo Freire believed that disagreement was a natural part of human consciousness and that without it people were being cheated of a basic social experience. Also that Paulo Freire believed that without conflict or struggle human existence was not possible.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think that this information relates to our study of humanities because it helps us reflect and think about how we would feel if we were those sugar cane workers and we were taught to read one day. How our outlook on life would change and make us feel differently about the world around us. Also the theory of consensus teaches us that disagreement should be welcomed in order for us to be able to reflect on our own opinions and why they may be changed by the new or different information from someone else. This allows us to learn about others and that is part of humanities. It helps us to think about what is right and wrong and how others opinions can reflect on our own.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Assignment 1B- Human 7
Paulo Freire had many important contributions to education and the world. One of the most important things that people should know about him is that he was born to a middle class family September 19, 1921. He lived through the great depression and this is where he began to develop his theories on poverty and education. One of his major theories is critical pedagogy which is the theory that teaches students to question and challenge domination. For example, many of the oppressed people were oppressed because the education system either did not exist for them or did not allow them to think for themselves. In today’s public schools children are treated like containers that are to be filled with information that the government wants them to learn. This is also called the banking theory that Paulo Freire believed was the wrong way to teach a student. His theory was to allow the learner to think about the information and have the student create their own thoughts and feelings on the information, rather than the teacher telling them what to think or how it should be. Both the teacher and the student learn from each other as they see the world differently and can draw upon their own theories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_pedagogy
Paulo Freire believed that learning comes from dialogue. What I think he meant by this is that people learn about the world through talking with each other and listening to what the other person has to say and then this back and forth is how man has interpreted the world and begins the process of naming it. In other words, through dialogue we learn about the world around us and through dialogue we can see how others perceive the world around us. This is how the world was first interpreted and how knowledge was created.
http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm
Paulo Freire believed that the poor would help bring themselves out of poverty through education. Paulo believed that through dialogue that the oppressed would see that their opinions do count and through literacy they could change their future. When the oppressed were literate and they were learning through dialogue they learned that they had a choice about how their lives would turn out. They did not have to live in poverty and neither did their children. They could change their own futures and make their government work for them by being involved and voting for representatives that cared about the poor people not just the wealthy people. They could use their knowledge to change their government by coming together and demanding change. It is not enough to tell someone that they can be anything they must see and believe it for themselves. This I believe was what Paulo Freire theory about educating the oppressed was all about.
http://www.answers.com/topic/paulo-freire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRmQjVSsRyQ&feature=related
Maria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_pedagogy
Paulo Freire believed that learning comes from dialogue. What I think he meant by this is that people learn about the world through talking with each other and listening to what the other person has to say and then this back and forth is how man has interpreted the world and begins the process of naming it. In other words, through dialogue we learn about the world around us and through dialogue we can see how others perceive the world around us. This is how the world was first interpreted and how knowledge was created.
http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm
Paulo Freire believed that the poor would help bring themselves out of poverty through education. Paulo believed that through dialogue that the oppressed would see that their opinions do count and through literacy they could change their future. When the oppressed were literate and they were learning through dialogue they learned that they had a choice about how their lives would turn out. They did not have to live in poverty and neither did their children. They could change their own futures and make their government work for them by being involved and voting for representatives that cared about the poor people not just the wealthy people. They could use their knowledge to change their government by coming together and demanding change. It is not enough to tell someone that they can be anything they must see and believe it for themselves. This I believe was what Paulo Freire theory about educating the oppressed was all about.
http://www.answers.com/topic/paulo-freire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRmQjVSsRyQ&feature=related
Maria
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